Joint Venture Silicon Valley will present its David Packard Award for civic entrepreneurship to Bay Area management consultant Lenny Mendonca of McKinsey & Co. at its Feb. 8 State of the Valley conference.

Mendonca has been with McKinsey for 30 years and is a senior partner in the strategic consulting firm's San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices. Of course, the nature of the job means his work is done behind-the-scenes, so public credit for successes is rare. He is the chairman emeritus of the Bay Area Council, and he's served on several boards and foundations in the Bay Area.

Former Assemblyman Ted Lempert, who will present the award, called Mendonca an "exemplary business leader who consistently gives back to his region, state and country."

Mendonca, who also founded and co-owns Half Moon Bay Brewing Co., joins a prominent circle of recipients that includes developer John A. Sobrato, Synopsys CEO Aart de Geus and the Rev. Paul Locatelli, the late Santa Clara University president. It's given each year to someone who brings an entrepreneurial approach to regional challenges here in the valley, following in the spirit of the Hewlett-Packard co-founder.

The all-day State of the Valley conference, which includes the release of Joint Venture's Silicon Valley Index, takes place at Parkside Hall in downtown San Jose. For more information, go to www.jointventure.org.

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